Fines for traffic violations in a work zone can be:
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A.
$1,000 or more Correct
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B.
waived when no workers are present in the zone
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C.
$250 for a first-time offense
The answer is "$1,000 or more"
Fines for traffic violations in a work zone can be $1,000 or more, and the manual attaches no worker-presence condition on whether the fine applies at all. Choice B reads the paragraph's next sentence, which doubles fines when workers are present, as the trigger for any fine to land, rather than as a doubling condition on a fine that's already in place.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. waived when no workers are present in the zone
Fines for work-zone traffic violations can be $1,000 or more; the manual doubles the fine when workers are on-site, but never waives it when the zone is empty. This answer treats the doubled-when-workers-are-present rule as a two-way switch that zeros out the fine when workers aren't there, when the manual only ever uses that rule to add to a fine that already applies.
C. $250 for a first-time offense
The manual gives $1,000 or more as the range for work-zone traffic-violation fines, not $250 as a first-offense figure. This answer imports a first-offense tier from routine penalty schedules, treating a work-zone ticket as one that starts lower and climbs with priors.
This question tests your knowledge of Construction Signs in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Fines and Double Fine Zones," p.49..
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